Category Archives: WJTV
Secretary of State urges high voter turnout in Municipal Primary Election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) urged voters to show up at the polls on April 1 for the Municipal Primary Election. "People tend to get a little bit drained from th...
Mar 04, 2025
Crash on Natchez Trace in Madison County kills one
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person died during a crash on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Madison County. According to the Gluckstadt Fire Chief, the crash occurred on the Natchez Trace just north...
Mar 04, 2025
Former Edwards police chief sentenced on federal charge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The former Edwards police chief, who also previously served as a Jackson police officer, has been sentenced on a federal charge. Torrence Mayfield, 53, was sentenced to two yea...
Mar 04, 2025
Emboldened Trump praises his 'swift action' in address to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump took credit for "swift and unrelenting action" in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy Tuesday in an address to Congress and the Am...
Mar 04, 2025
Man arrested for 2024 homicide in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced a man was arrested in connection to a March 2024 homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said James Harris, 30, was arrested by agents with the U.S. Marshals ...
Mar 04, 2025
Former interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler files appeal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Former interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler has filed an appeal. On February 11, 2025, a judge sentenced Crisler, 55, to 30 months in prison for each count, which will...
Mar 04, 2025
Man dies after power line falls in Mississippi
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person has died after a power line fell in Madison County on Tuesday, March 4. According to Madison County Deputy Coroner Joel Shows, the power line fell in the Roses...
Mar 04, 2025
Inmate serving life for murder escapes from Mississippi prison
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An inmate, who was serving a life sentence for capital murder, escaped from the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP). According to the Mississippi Department of Correc...
Mar 04, 2025
LIST: Storm shelters open in Mississippi on March 4
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to the possibility of severe weather on Tuesday, March 4, officials announced safe rooms have opened ahead of the storms. Adams County: Adams County Safe Room - 323 Liberty...
Mar 04, 2025
Brandon man arrested for sexual battery
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a man for the sexual battery of a female. Investigators arrested Michael Todd Bridges, of Brandon, on Monday, March 3. $2M tool heist from...
Mar 04, 2025